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Q: update from 10.6.8 to mavericks, someone show me a button

Yosemite seems to come up each time, & won't load

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Oct 27, 2014 8:03 AM

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can it really be this hard

Q: update from 10.6.8 to mavericks, someone show me a button

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  • by Eric Root,

    Eric Root Eric Root Oct 27, 2014 8:21 AM in response to can it really be this hard
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    Oct 27, 2014 8:21 AM in response to can it really be this hard

    Check that your computer is compatible with Mountain Lion/Mavericks/Yosemite.


    To check the model number hold down the option/alt key, go to the Apple menu and select System Information.

     

    • MacBook Pro (Mid/Late 2007 or newer) model number 3,1 or higher


    Your Mac needs:

    • OS X v10.6.8 or OS X Lion already installed
    • 2 GB or more of memory (More is better - 4 GB minimum seems to be the consensus)
    • 8 GB or more of available space

     

    Check to make sure your applications are compatible. PowerPC applications are no longer supported after 10.6.      

     

    Application Compatibility

     

    Applications Compatibility (2)

     

    Do a backup before installing.

  • by can it really be this hard,

    can it really be this hard can it really be this hard Oct 27, 2014 10:09 AM in response to can it really be this hard
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    Oct 27, 2014 10:09 AM in response to can it really be this hard

    Thx Eric, I was told by Apple support to download Mavericks !, I have 10.6.8, It is the download I need.

    However, it's no longer available on Apple store, they bump up to Yosemite. It's an old machine, just trying to keep it alive for as long as possible, adobe no longer likes 10.6.8

  • by can it really be this hard,

    can it really be this hard can it really be this hard Oct 28, 2014 9:17 AM in response to can it really be this hard
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    Oct 28, 2014 9:17 AM in response to can it really be this hard

    OK, I downloaded Yosemite 10.10, everything works, but slowly, I ran a check, but as I am a complete moron when it comes to techie stuff, I could print it here, if someone could tell me what to do in "baby" language ? any volunteers ?

  • by Eric Root,

    Eric Root Eric Root Oct 28, 2014 9:24 AM in response to can it really be this hard
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    Oct 28, 2014 9:24 AM in response to can it really be this hard

    What is slow? More description would help.

     

    Activity Monitor - Mavericks  also Yosemite

     

    Activity Monitor in Mavericks has significant changes

     

    Performance Guide

     

    Why is my computer slow

     

    Why your Mac runs slower than it should

     

    Slow Mac After Mavericks

     

    Things you can do to resolve slowdowns  see post by Kappy

     

    Try running this program and then copy and paste the output in a reply. The program was created by Etresoft, a frequent contributor.  Please use copy and paste as screen shots can be hard to read.

     

     

    Etrecheck – System Information

  • by can it really be this hard,

    can it really be this hard can it really be this hard Oct 28, 2014 1:10 PM in response to Eric Root
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    Oct 28, 2014 1:10 PM in response to Eric Root

    Thx Eric, very grateful for any light you can shine ! I'm posting the Etrecheck:

     

    EtreCheck version : 2.0.6 (91)

    Rapport créé 28 octobre 2014 21:02:17 UTC+1

     

    Informations matérielles : ℹ️

      MacBook Pro (15 pouces, fin 2008) (Verifié)

      MacBook Pro - modèle : MacBookPro5,1

      1 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU : 2-core

      2 GB RAM Extensible

      BANK 0/DIMM0

      1 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok

      BANK 0/DIMM1

      1 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok

      Bluetooth: Vieux - Handoff/Airdrop2 pas disponible

      Wireless:  en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n

     

    Informations vidéos : ℹ️

      NVIDIA GeForce 9400M - VRAM : 256 MB

      Color LCD 1440 x 900

      NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT - VRAM : 256 MB

     

    Logiciel du système : ℹ️

      OS X 10.10 (14A389) - Disponibilité : 12:27:15

     

    Informations des disques : ℹ️

      Hitachi HTS543225L9SA02 disk0 : (250,06 GB)

      Statut S.M.A.R.T. : Vérifié

      EFI (disk0s1) <non monté>  : 210 Mo

      Sans titre 1 (disk0s2) /  [Startup] : 249.20 Go (195.47 Go libre)

      Recovery HD (disk0s3) <non monté>  [Restauration] : 650 Mo

     

      MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-868 

     

    Informations USB : ℹ️

      Apple Inc. Built-in iSight

      Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub

      Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller

      Apple, Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad

      Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver

     

    Gatekeeper : ℹ️

      Mac App Store et développeurs identifiés

     

    Extensions de noyau : ℹ️

      /System/Library/Extensions

      [désengagé] com.ZTE.driver.ZTEUSBCDCACMData (1.3.0) Aide

      [désengagé] com.ZTE.driver.ZTEUSBMassStorageFilter (1.3.0) Aide

      [désengagé] com.tomtom.driver.UsbEthernetGadget (1.0.0d1) Aide

     

    Représentants de lancement systèmes avec un problème : ℹ️

      [échec] com.apple.CallHistoryPluginHelper.plist

      [échec] com.apple.CallHistorySyncHelper.plist

      [échec] com.apple.cloudd.plist

      [échec] com.apple.coreservices.appleid.authentication.plist

      [échec] com.apple.icloud.fmfd.plist

      [échec] com.apple.nsurlsessiond.plist

      [échec] com.apple.printtool.agent.plist

      [échec] com.apple.printuitool.agent.plist

      [échec] com.apple.recentsd.plist

      [échec] com.apple.scopedbookmarkagent.xpc.plist

      [échec] com.apple.telephonyutilities.callservicesd.plist

      [échec] com.apple.xpc.loginitemregisterd.plist

     

    Daemons de lancement systèmes avec un problème : ℹ️

      [échec] com.apple.awdd.plist

      [échec] com.apple.ctkd.plist

      [échec] com.apple.findmymac.plist

      [échec] com.apple.ifdreader.plist

      [échec] com.apple.nehelper.plist

      [échec] com.apple.security.syspolicy.plist

      [échec] com.apple.tccd.system.plist

      [échec] com.apple.wdhelper.plist

      [échec] com.apple.xpc.smd.plist

     

    Représentants de lancement : ℹ️

      [désengagé] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Aide

      [invalid?] com.brother.LOGINserver.plist Aide

     

    Daemons de lancements : ℹ️

      [engagé] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Aide

      [invalid?] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist Aide

      [engagé] com.sfr.sfr3glite.plist Aide

     

    Représentants de lancement pour l’utilisateur : ℹ️

      [engagé] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Aide

      [engagé] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Aide

      [engagé] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Aide

      [engagé] com.valvesoftware.steamclean.plist Aide

     

    Éléments Ouverture : ℹ️

      MyDriveConnect Application (/Applications/MyDriveConnect.app)

      MyTomTomSA UNKNOWN (missing value)

      iTunesHelper UNKNOWNCaché (missing value)

      Google Chrome Application (/Applications/Google Chrome.app)

      AdobeResourceSynchronizer UNKNOWNCaché (missing value)

      AdobeResourceSynchronizer ApplicationCaché (/Applications/Adobe Reader.app/Contents/Support/AdobeResourceSynchronizer.app)

      TomTomHOMERunner ApplicationCaché (/Users/[expurgé]/Library/Application Support/TomTom HOME/TomTomHOMERunner.app)

     

    Plug-ins internet : ℹ️

      Google Earth Web Plug-in : Version : 7.1 Aide

      Default Browser : Version : 600 - SDK 10.10

      Flip4Mac WMV Plugin : Version : 2.4.4.2 Aide

      OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin : Version : 12.3.6 Aide

      AdobePDFViewerNPAPI : Version : 11.0.09 - SDK 10.6 Aide

      FlashPlayer-10.6 : Version : 15.0.0.189 - SDK 10.6 Aide

      Silverlight : Version : 5.1.20125.0 - SDK 10.6 Aide

      AmazonMP3DownloaderPlugin101749 : Version : AmazonMP3DownloaderPlugin 1.0.17 - SDK 10.4 Aide

      Flash Player : Version : 15.0.0.189 - SDK 10.6 Aide

      QuickTime Plugin : Version : 7.7.3

      iPhotoPhotocast : Version : 7.0

      AdobePDFViewer : Version : 11.0.09 - SDK 10.6 Aide

     

    Panneaux de préférences de 3ème partie : ℹ️

      Flash Player  Aide

      Flip4Mac WMV  Aide

      MacFUSE  Aide

     

    Time Machine : ℹ️

      Ignorer les fichiers du système : NON

      Sauvegarde automatique : OUI

      Destinations :

      Copies de sauvegarde Time machine [Local]

      Taille totale : 0 o

      Nombre de sauvegardes total : 0

      Sauvegardes la plus agée : -

      Dernière sauvegarde : -

      Taille de la disque de sauvegarde : Excellent

      Taille de sauvegarde 0 o > (Taille de disque 0 o X 3)

     

    L’utilisation du CPU par processus : ℹ️

          7% WindowServer

          1% Microsoft Word

          0% MyDriveConnect

          0% AppleSpell

          0% com.apple.speech.speechsynthesisd

     

    L’utilisation de la mémoire par processus : ℹ️

      318 Mo com.apple.WebKit.WebContent

      39 Mo WindowServer

      39 Mo Safari

      34 Mo mds

      21 Mo mds_stores

     

    Informations de la mémoire virtuelle : ℹ️

      49 Mo RAM Disponible

      585 Mo RAM Active

      551 Mo RAM Inactive

      386 Mo RAM Résidente

      15.30 Go Pages entrants

      418 Mo Sorties pages

  • by can it really be this hard,

    can it really be this hard can it really be this hard Oct 28, 2014 1:11 PM in response to can it really be this hard
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    Oct 28, 2014 1:11 PM in response to can it really be this hard

    I should probably have done this in English !

  • by tbirdvet,

    tbirdvet tbirdvet Oct 28, 2014 4:17 PM in response to can it really be this hard
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    Oct 28, 2014 4:17 PM in response to can it really be this hard

    You will need more than 2GB RAM or it will move very slowing if at all.

  • by Eric Root,Helpful

    Eric Root Eric Root Oct 29, 2014 12:15 PM in response to can it really be this hard
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    Oct 29, 2014 12:15 PM in response to can it really be this hard

    418 Mo Sorties pages

     

    This indicates that the system is accessing the hard drive to use for memory, which will definitely slow the computer down. As tbirdvet posted, you need more RAM. 4GB is about the minimum.

     

    You are welcome.

  • by can it really be this hard,

    can it really be this hard can it really be this hard Oct 29, 2014 12:44 PM in response to Eric Root
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    Oct 29, 2014 12:44 PM in response to Eric Root

    Thx to you both;

    OK, so does that mean I hurl the machine in the trash, because its old & not enough memory ? or is there something that can be done ?

    Apple give almost nothing for a trade in.......really, Do I need another one, I can buy a new PC per year & save money !

  • by Old Toad,Helpful

    Old Toad Old Toad Oct 29, 2014 1:33 PM in response to can it really be this hard
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    Oct 29, 2014 1:33 PM in response to can it really be this hard

    Your model of MacbookPro, 5,1, can be upgraded to 8 GB of memory.  The most reliable sources of memory are either Crucial.com or otherworldcomputing.com. 

     

    At Crucial you can get two 4 GB modules for $43.99 each.

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